Great Falls tribune., 1887-09-03

and Lewis and Clarke counties as they
may deem useful and necessary TO the
| county of Cascade and its inhabitants, and
! for the purpose shall have suitable access
i to the records OF each of said counties
Said records, when completed, shall be
| carefully compared with the originals by
| the county clerk of the county from
whence they are respectively taken, and
| when correct, shall be by him so certified
under his official seal, and thereafter the
| records so transcribed and certified to
shall lie received aud admitted in evidence
in all the courts in the territory, and shall
be in all other respects entitled to like
faith and credit as said original records.
The county clerk OF Choteau, Meagher
and Lewis and Clarke counties shall re-
ceive for their services in comparing ard
certifying TO the correctness OF the copies
of said records six dollars per diem, re-
spectively, while engaged in said labor,
! which amounts shall be paid by the coun-
ty of Cascade on completion thereof.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of the
treasurers of the counties of Choteau,
Meagher and Lewis and Clarke to make
out and transmit to the treasurer of the
county CT Cascade on the first day of April,
1887, lists of all taxes remaining delin-
quent on said day from tax payers resid-
ing in the portions of territory carved out
of their respective counties by this act,
and thereafter such delinquent taxes
shall become the property Of said county
OF Cascade and shall be collected and en-
forced as other delinquent taxes are col
lected.
Sec g. All township and precinct Of
E.a s,EE nS cob
districts. and other officers of every kind
| within the county of Cascade, whose cleo
ton or appointment is not herein provid-
ed for, shall or may continue to hold the
offices. and exercise the duties pertaining
thereto, until the expiration of the term
for which said officers were respectively
elected OF appointed Whenever district
courts are appointed for said county the
clerk or deputy. as the case may be. shall,
from the time he enters upon his duties,
be paid for his public services to be rem
dered said county and the officers thereof,
an annual salary OF -- dollars.
payable in quarterly payments, by war
rants drawn on the contingent fund of said
county, and in addition to said salary, be
entitled to the fees prescribed in san act
TO provide compensation for clerks of the
district court" approved July 90, 1879.
Sec. TO- The county of Cascade, and
all persons in its name, are hereby pro-
hibited from contracting any Indebtedness
whereby said &C unity shall be bound in
any sum which shall, at the time of con-
tracing the same, exceed three per
centum Of the assessed value of the taxa
bic property of said county, taking the
last previous assessment thereof rs the
standard of valuation, and no cause of ac-
tion shall lie against said county for any
Indebtedness contracted in its name above
the Limitation named, however the same
may be evidenced: but nothing herein
contained shall deprive the holder of any
Indebtedness contracted in the name or on
the behalf OF said county from the right of
action against the person or persons Who
actually contracted the same. or who re-
ceived consideration therefor.
That no court house shall be construct
ed by said county until the assessed valu-
alton thereof shall exceed four million
dollars.
Sec. II. This act shall take effect from
and after the first Monday Of December,
A. D. 1881.
Sec. IL. The county boundaries Of
Meagher, Choteau and Lewis and Clarke
counties are hereby altered to conform to
the county boundaries of Cascade county,
as established in this act